Tag: Students
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Bar course students offered extra exam resits
Follows trial last year
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Surge in bullying reports to lawyer wellbeing charity
LawCare records one of its 'busiest years ever'
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My experience of the SQE so far
A law grad and training contract offer holder details their journey through SQE1
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Exploring the wealth of possibilities for aspiring lawyers in the North
Dean of ULaw in the North, Matthew Tomlinson offers his careers advice for trainee hopefuls
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Nearly 60% of pupil barristers are women, new data shows
BSB's diversity report shows number of rookie barristers on the rise
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Train strikes: SQE exams will go ahead as planned
SRA tells students to plan ahead
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Chambers boost pupillage awards in hunt for top grad talent
Increases of as much as 40%
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Top law firms join forces with UWE to launch diversity work experience programme
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons among outfits involved
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New fund aims to cover salaries of social welfare trainees
Support up to 20 rookie solicitors
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Some words of wisdom for pupillage seekers
Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on selecting chambers, writing applications, and interviews
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Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson
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BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers
Cites possible equality benefits
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Huge disparity in LPC provider pass rates as SQE was introduced
Between 100% and 21%
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‘Training contract seekers need to sell themselves, prepare well and persist’
Hill Dickinson partner Richard Capper discusses life in the firm’s banking and finance team and offers advice for the next generation of lawyers
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How to make the most of this pupillage application season
Devereux Chambers' Alice Defriend offers her advice on selecting sets, written applications, and interview prep
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Mishcon acquires flexi-lawyer business
London firm moves into alternative legal services market
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Bar Council chair urges party leaders to commit funding for 100 extra criminal pupillages
‘Eye-catching manifesto’